If Viamedia Inc. lets people with competitive insight view highly confidential materials as its advertising monopoly trial against Comcast looms, then the cable giant should have the same access because "we can't have different discovery standards between big guys and little guys," an Illinois federal judge said Friday.
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'Big Guys,' 'Little Guys' Get Equal Access In Comcast Ad Fight

By Lauraann Wood

If Viamedia Inc. lets people with competitive insight view highly confidential materials as its advertising monopoly trial against Comcast looms, then the cable giant should have the same access because "we can't have different discovery standards between big guys and little guys," an Illinois federal judge said Friday.

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United Airlines Beats Passengers' Suit Alleging Antisemitism

By Jack McLoone

A New York federal judge dismissed claims brought by over 60 Jewish passengers who alleged that United Airlines and its employees subjected them to antisemitic actions on a diverted flight bound for Israel, saying the passengers failed to properly bring claims under an international treaty governing such flights.

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States Seek Early Win In Challenge To Trump Mail-In Ballot EO

By Carla Baranauckas

A coalition of Democrat-led states is asking a Massachusetts federal judge to permanently block core provisions of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail-in voting, arguing the directive unlawfully encroaches on states' authority over elections and violates the Constitution's separation of powers.

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Analysis

One Certainty As Tariff Refunds Start: 'There Will Be Litigation'

By Chris Villani

The launch of the refund process for tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court marks the start of lengthy and multifaceted court battles as companies fight with consumers — and amongst themselves — about who gets a slice of the $166 billion pie, experts told Law360.

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LITIGATION

Suit Says Bissell Sold 'Dangerously Defective' Steam Cleaners

By Celeste Bott

Bissell is facing a putative class action in Illinois federal court accusing it of marketing and selling "dangerously defective" handheld steam cleaners that can burn users when their attachments unexpectedly detach, expelling hot water or steam.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

ABA Settles Scholarship Suit After Disavowing Racial Criteria

By Grace Elletson

The American Bar Association struck a deal to end a suit claiming a scholarship program for racial and ethnic minorities discriminated against white applicants, in line with a vow it made last year that its programs would be race-neutral, according to a filing Monday in Illinois federal court.

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2nd Trump Judicial Nominee Questioned Over Fla. State Case

By Courtney Bublé

For the second time in a year, a judicial nominee for a Florida federal court is under scrutiny for allegedly presiding over a state level case involving President Donald Trump while being considered for a federal judgeship.

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Reed Smith Targeted In Eletson Gas Ownership Fracas

By Caroline Simson

Reed Smith LLP and two of its partners are facing a $262 million lawsuit in a long-running and bitter dispute over ownership of an international gas shipping company, as well as other issues that remain unresolved following the vacatur of an underlying $102 million arbitral award for fraud.

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Alabama Justices Toss Case Over Atty's AI-Hallucinated Briefs

By Lauren Berg

The Alabama Supreme Court tossed an appeal and sanctioned a Mobile, Alabama, attorney for filing "grossly deficient" briefs that contained multiple inaccurate legal citations that the justices attributed to artificial intelligence "hallucinations."

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Justices Deny Ramey Appeal Of Sanctions In Google IP Case

By Ryan Davis

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review $255,000 in sanctions on embattled attorney William Ramey and a client for bringing what a California judge said was a frivolous patent suit against Google, turning down his appeal arguing the decision used the wrong legal standard.

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Analysis

How A Rush To Trial Paid Off With A Rare FCPA Acquittal

By Phillip Bantz

A defense strategy to fast-track the trial in a yearslong criminal foreign bribery case against a Mexican businessman in Texas appeared to backfire when he was convicted and sent to prison last year, but the gamble ultimately paid off when a judge permanently tossed the case earlier this month.

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Toss Of Atty's LVMH Claim 'Problematic,' 2nd Circ. Judge Says

By Pete Brush

A Second Circuit judge said Monday that he is having a "hard time" understanding how the firing of a LVMH lawyer wasn't connected to her earlier harassment allegations, indicating a willingness to revive retaliation claims against the luxury goods giant.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week tackled a fresh mix of deal litigation, procedural disputes and fiduciary duty claims, with several rulings and filings underscoring the court's continued focus on contractual precision, forum enforcement and the limits of stockholder challenges.

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A&O Shearman

Armbrecht Jackson

Benesch

Breazeale Sachse

Bryan Cave

Bryson Harris Suciu & DeMay

Consovoy McCarthy

Croke Fairchild

Davis Polk

Foley & Lardner

Goulston & Storrs

Jenner & Block

Kellogg Hansen

Larson LLP

Law Office of Max Rodriguez

Lawfair LLC

Loretta A. Preska

Perkins Coie

Quinn Emanuel

R. McConnell Group PLLC

Ramey LLP

Reed Smith

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Air France-KLM

American Bar Association

Apple Inc.

Ayala Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Beiersdorf AG

Bissell Homecare Inc.

Cisco Systems Inc.

Comcast Corp.

Costco Wholesale Corp.

FedEx Corp.

Google LLC

Harvard University

LVMH Moet Hennessy

London Court of International Arbitration

Masimo Corp.

National Association of Realtors

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Renesas Electronics Corp.

Temu

Tesaro Inc.

United Airlines Holdings Inc.

United Parcel Service Inc.

Viamedia

Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

Government of Mexico

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Postal Service

U.S. Supreme Court